Chapter 31: Waves
Two months later, the Federation of Ameste, Liberty City.
As one of the most prosperous cities in the Empire of Ameste, it is the most populous city in the entire Western Continent. It is also the most diverse city.
It is home to people and immigrants from more than 70 countries, and more than 500 languages are spoken.
It has the most developed metro network in the world, providing 24-hour uninterrupted service.
As one of the economic, cultural, financial, and political centers of the entire Western Continent, this world-class city has great influence. It was once known as the center of the entire world.
But no matter how prosperous a place is, there will be dark corners.
Just on the outskirts of Liberty City, inside a huge warehouse, countless spectators roared excitedly. In the center of them is a barbed wire cage in which two large white men are fighting to the death.
Underground Black Fist, where martial artists from all over the world gather. Most of them are fighting for money. Among them, those who are more lucky can gradually become famous, and even be invited to regular fighting events, earn enough money, and retire peacefully.
But most of the people who are unlucky can only disappear from the audience with a body of pain and a meager appearance fee.
As the surrounding audience roared, the battle on the ring became more and more intense, and a fighter was suddenly punched in the head, followed by a stormy attack. By the time he passed out on the ground, he had completely lost consciousness.
After ten seconds of counting, the referee raised the winner's hand. It was a white man over two meters tall, with marble-like muscles, a beast-like face, and a roaring lion tattooed on his back.
When the referee raised his arm to declare victory, the crowd screamed.
"The Lion King!"
"The Lion King!"
"The Lion King!"
In the lounge, the black boxer nicknamed the Lion King was untying the bandages on his hands little by little, at this moment. A black man, Haroh, walked into the break room with a smile.
"Hey, Jason, we've won again, here's your appearance fee." With that, the black man handed Jason a stack of money.
Jason just silently accepted it and didn't say anything more. But the black man didn't care, he had long been accustomed to Jason's indifference, as long as the other party could fight and help him make money, he didn't care what personality problems the other party had.
The black man patted the muscles on Jason's back. He smiled and said, "Jason, my brother, you must not have imagined what happened. Good news for you, MMA has invited us, hahaha, I've booked your plane for tonight, you can prepare well. Playing a game there costs 100,000 for an appearance fee alone. ”
As he spoke, he patted the muscles on Jason's arm again. A face full of excitement.
But when Jason heard the news, he sighed and said lightly: "I'm sorry, I'm afraid I won't be able to participate in MMA." ”
"What?" The black man looked at Jason puzzled: "What are you kidding?" That's MMA. Even if you lose, you can get 20,000 yuan a game, my brother. Besides, you've won. ”
Jason replied with a cold expression, "I've booked a ticket for this weekend, and I'm going to go to Great Xia." Today is probably my last game. ”
"What are you kidding?" The black man looked at Jason incredulously. Suddenly screamed, "Damn, you really didn't plan to participate in that fighting tournament, did you?" ”
"The world's No. 1 unrestricted fighting tournament, I want to see it." Jason's face. There was a hint of longing.
The black man scolded and shouted, "Are you stupid? Do you really believe in all that magic, witchcraft? I've heard that the people in Daxia don't even have toilets, so maybe you will get infected with some virus and die as soon as you get off the plane. ”
"It's a superpower. Not witchcraft. Jason didn't explain much. In this era, the people of the Western Continent, especially the three major powers, have a natural sense of superiority over the Eastern World. Whether it is in official propaganda or in their own impression, the East will always be a poor and backward country.
Some time ago, there were rumors of superpowers and other things, which are also signs of their superstition and feudalism.
Looking at the black man who was still chattering and complaining, Jason shook his head, put away his backpack, and walked out of the break room. He also didn't know what the East of the Dao and what Great Xia was like. Whether superpowers exist or not, he is not sure.
But anyway, he wanted to give it a try. Just to get a stronger force, to get enough power to control your own destiny.
The feeling that every cell in the body is seeking to be powerful is something that ordinary people cannot understand.
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Tianjing, airport.
In the midst of the crowd, a fourteen or fifteen-year-old boy was looking around intently, whether it was the steady flow of people, or the majestic airport hall, all kinds of advanced facilities that he had never seen before, all of which he had never seen in his hometown.
Behind the boy was a middle-aged man who was thin and looked a little malnourished. The man touched the young man's head and said with some joy: "How is Xilan, how is Tianjing?" ”
"Much better than ours, Master. But there are a lot of great guys. The boy's gaze showed a hint of curiosity and excitement, and he kept wandering over some black and white people. These guys all looked powerful, and their eyes were full of indifference and vigilance.
The young Xilan said with some excitement and some worry: "Are they all participating in the unlimited fighting competition?" ”
"Probably not." Middle-aged man: "We belong to the early ones, and next week will be Li Anping's enthronement ceremony." After that, two weeks from now is the fighting tournament. Speaking of this, the middle-aged man sniffed his nose and said, "These guys, the smell of blood on their bodies is very strong, I'm afraid they are here for the enthronement ceremony." ”
Xi Lan nodded as if she didn't understand, and suddenly asked, "Then master, can we go to watch the ceremony?" ”
"Of course not." A young man in a suit and leather shoes with glasses ran from behind, and as soon as he heard what Xi Lan said, he immediately refused, and then said: "You guys be careful, this is Daxia, don't talk nonsense, lose the dignity of our star." ”
This is the diplomat of Star, who accompanied Xilan and his master. As the southernmost landlocked country in the Eastern Continent. Starr is perhaps the poorest of the southern Xinjiang states.
And their current emperor is a person who admires masters and worships the strong, but unfortunately the country is weak and has few masters, and the strongest is only two fourth-level capable people.
After hearing about the unlimited fighting tournament that Li Anping was going to hold this time, he insisted on holding one in his own country, and then sent the champion to participate in the Daxia competition and win a good ranking.
Obviously, Xilan and his master were the ones who were sent out in this situation.
The diplomat kept nagging them: "You remember, when you meet someone from Daxia who comes to pick you up, don't speak, just leave it all to me."
Also, don't mess with your abilities, this is Great Xia, don't cause trouble for me and cause diplomatic disputes.
Also, don't always look around, look like you haven't seen the world. Remember, respect the customs of other countries, respect their traditions, and do not interfere in their internal affairs, which has been repeatedly emphasized before getting on board. ”
Although Xi Lan and his master did not refute, they looked absent-minded, and they didn't know how much Lu Dao listened. However, they have been repeatedly taught that they cannot use their abilities casually.
Since Li Anping disclosed the existence of the ability, everyone in Great Xia knew that there was such a thing as superpowers in this world. The management of superpowers is also more stringent than before.
It can be said that all the local superpowers in Great Xia are strictly monitored.
However, after being subject to stricter controls than before, they also received more benefits.
The first is that all competent persons will participate in the training. Among them, the best talents will be assigned to the legendary school city supervised by Li Anping himself, receive the most elite education, and join the Great Xia Dragon Sparrow directly after graduation, and they will have hundreds of thousands of subsidies per month when they are studying.
The rest of the capable people will be assigned to join some of the ability schools run by the nine royal families according to their talents, qualifications and various examinations, and after graduation, they will either join the police or join the army and other violent agencies. Of course, there are also some who are completely unfit for combat, and they will be selected for civilian positions.
It can be said that since last year, the entire Great Xia native capable people have either belonged to the government or have been imprisoned.
If you are a little unwilling to work for the government, then I'm sorry, the government will give you a generous subsidy and welfare, but your whole life will be under the control of the government.
Of course, Xi Lan guessed that there would definitely be some hidden abilities in Great Xia, but there would be thoughts as long as you broke through to the first energy level, unless you hovered at level zero for the rest of your life, otherwise it would be a matter of time before it was exposed.
At this moment, an official from Great Xia came to their side holding a sign to pick up the plane. When the diplomat saw this, he immediately greeted him with a smile on his face and talked happily with the other party.
Although Xi Lan had also learned a little bit of Daxia beforehand, Stara was close to Baiyue, and the official language had always been Baiyue, so he didn't understand much of what the two of them said.
I only saw the usually arrogant diplomat, nodded at this time, and after chatting a few words, he followed behind the other party.
He turned around and shouted, "You two, don't hurry up and keep up." ”
"Remember, after checking into the hotel for a while, don't run around, remember to report something."
As for the game, he didn't mention it. The two people in front of him may be top masters in Star, but when they come to a big country like Great Xia, they are simply masters like clouds, and they are endless, and he has no expectations for Xilan and them to win the ranking.
Xilan shrugged his shoulders and didn't take it to heart. He swept aside again, and at some point, some staff members in blue and white uniforms faintly appeared around him.
Seeing the other party's uniform, Xi Lan heard the master beside him mutter, "The people of the Great Xia Dragon Sparrow? (To be continued......)